Trivia / A Simple Wish

• Box Office Bomb: Budget, $28 million. Gross, $8 million.
• Creator Backlash: Mara Wilson regrets her experiences on this film, mostly because she was still dealing with her mother's death, and reflects badly on her behaviour.
• Creator Killer: This was the last film Michael Ritchie directed, and he died four years after its release.
• Star-Derailing Role: Mara Wilson's film acting career took a hit following this movie. She only starred in one more theatrical film, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, three years after this one before retiring from acting. Wilson would later return to acting in The New '10s, mostly working in web series.
• What Could Have Been: Glenn Close was considered for Claudia.

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